Moving Beyond Borders - A History of Black Canadian and Caribbean Women in the Diaspora

Klappentext Moving Beyond Borders is the first book-length history of Black health care workers in Canada! delving into the experiences of thirty-five postwar-era nurses who were born in Canada or who immigrated from the Caribbean either through Britain or directly to Canada. Zusammenfassung Moving Beyond Borders is the first book-length history of Black health care workers in Canada! delving into the experiences of thirty-five postwar-era nurses who were born in Canada or who immigrated from the Caribbean either through Britain or directly to Canada. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Locating and Conceptualizing Black Women's Narratives * The Family as the Agent of Socialization *"I wouldn't be where I am today." Creating Moral Citizens through Church and School * The Sky is the Limit: Migration to Britain * Nurse Training and Education *"'I've always wanted to work'": Black Women and Professionalism * Combining Work! Family and Community * Nation Home and Belonging Conclusion Bibliography Appendix

Product details

• Authors: Karen Flynn, University of Toronto Press
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.05.2011
• EAN: 9781442640214
• ISBN: 978-1-4426-4021-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Studies in Gender History; Studies in Gender and History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous